Is about the two different candidates, two different approaches, stark yesterday with the president fired up in lansing, michigan. And the emotion of mr. Biden georgia, warm springs, which resonates with Franklin Delano roosevelt. I would suggest markets on the move, different than yesterday, yesterday less correlated and today a dramatic correlation. Notice the vix at a strong 36. Francine i think the focus is on these lockdowns, especially in europe, how harsh they could be and what that means for job losses. A lot of the european stocks are at the lowest in five months. We will have extra market checks today. Thats get to first word news with ritika gupta. Ritika President Trump appears resigned to waiting until after the election to get a coronavirus stimulus bill. The president told reporters he will get the best stimulus package you have ever seen. The white house claims nancy pelosi blames nancy pelosi for the delay. Nancy pelosi blames mitch mcconnell. Reluctant tore embrace a
August and a different first of september that has transfixed the nation. In the markets, there is no question i am looking at a weaker dollar today, a profoundly weaker dollar. Text still lifting. Francine the weaker dollar also giving a lift to commodities. A full roundup of the asset classes. To the bloomberg first word news. Ritika President Trump President Trump claims a man arrested for killing two people in wisconsin was acting in selfdefense while simultaneously criticizing the killing of one of his supporters over the weekend. Joe biden flipped to the republican slogan that nobody is safe in joe bidens america, he said the president cant stop the violence because for years he has fomented it. J. P. Morgan chase says investors should prepare for the chance President Trump gets reelected. The bank took a look at polls and estimates there could be a shift of up to 10 points from democrats to republicans if the protests turn from peaceful to violent. The pandemic has created tons
Attention to what is happening. Very much what we did earlier. This is it this is what Christine Lagarde says the central bank will do. The governing council will carefully assess incoming information, including developments in the Exchange Rate when it comes to simplifications for the mediumterm inflation outlook. Christine lagarde, president , speaking earlier and joining us now. Christine lagarde basically indicates it is ok until there is an impact on inflation. Three ways the ecb can talk about currency. They can talk about principles, how it is not a part of their policy. They get seriously concerned about the movement currency and it could lead to price stability or the aims to achieve inflation goals being undermined. We can go back to worrying more about covid19, more about the growth prospects, rather than ecb getting too worried today. Whenever you see a headline about policymakers, bear in mind the context of where it is coming from. Those comments are in reference to the q
Interesting. I think probably a little too early to worry, given where the 10 years right now. Lisa never too early to worry. Jonathan the hyatt is about 90 basis points. We are in the middle. Theres a little bit of concern about oversupply, particularly at the long end, but two governments issued longterm hours. The last few the other was apple and president tim cook. [laughter] it is the 40 year portion that i think is getting the attention. It is about the Duration Risk people are willing to take. Lisa people are saying that perhaps demand for that offering took away from the u. S. Government. You do have to wonder, and i think this is a question a growing number of strategists are asking him selves, at what point does the fed start to get worried, step in and say we have to up our purchases of treasuries in order to suppress bond yields . ,onathan ppi came in hotter jobless claims came in better than expected. We round things out this morning with u. S. Retail sales. Ive got to say
Moment of negative Interest Rates as well. As you leave the hour, francine, the United States excuse me by theington transfixed battle between the president and mr. Bolton. It has changed overnight into new legal action by the president. Francine nothing like an injunction to sell a new book. Lets get straight to bloomberg first word news in new york city with ritika gupta. Take a coke china is vowing retaliation for u. S. Ritika china is vowing the government of the u. S. Has set , sanctions for any oppression of uighurs or muslims. John boltons book says the president meanwhile, bolton also wrote that President Trump asked xi jinping to help him we reading help him win reelection. Thevastating betrayal of president s Foreign Policy. President trump called bolton a the book tos asked stopping publish. Economists predict the central bank will expand its Bond Buying Program by 125 billion dollars. Meanwhile, investors will watch for any hint of radical policies such as negative Interest